[Music] Albums of the Year 2023

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's that time of the year where we say: it's not even the end of the year yet, this is just a marketing tool, cant believe blah blah isnt included etc etc. Me, i just like lists.

First up, as usual, is Rough Trade:

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2102-rough-trade-uks-albums-of-the-year-2023/

I have chosed this link as I think it is easier on the eye than the Rough Trade site.

Rough Trade 10 is here

Nation of Language – ‘Strange Disciple’
Sufjan Stevens – ‘Javelin’
Caroline Polachek – ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’
Lankum – False Lankum
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music
Baxter Dury – I Thought I Was Better Than You
Armand Hammer – We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
Overmono – Good Lies
Grian Chatten – Chaos For The Fly

I personally think Young Fathers will be my number 1. I listened to it again last week and it is still as fresh and exciting as when I first heard it early in the year.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I'm amazed the Sigur Ros album didn't make their top 100.

Listening to Young Fathers now as it kind of past me by, it really is very good.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

OMD - Bauhaus Staircase

 

[Pevenseagull]

Album of the year (probably)

Robert Forster, 'The Candle and the Flame'

Off the top of my head these would be in my top 10

Pick of this year's 3 Guided By Voices albums is 'La La Land'
Kristin Hersh's 'Clear Pond Road'
Protomartyr 'Formal Growth In The Desert'
John Cale, 'Mercy'
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You'
Lankum 'False Lankum'

Looking forwards to Lankum at Chalk next month as my last scheduled gig of the year,


Didn't know there was a Sigur Ros album out but that will probably be in there because it's a Sigur Ros album.

 

[jackalbion]

Young Fathers a winner for me, Shame and Murder Capital Albums also very good. Really enjoyed the new Olivia Rodrigo and Paramore albums as well.

 

[The Clamp]

Hooray For The Riff Raff - The past is still alive.

Great live too.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Sextile album, Push, will be up there somewhere in my top 10.

 

[morematey]

Young Fathers ‘Heavy Heavy’ for me as well by a very wide margin.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Yo La Tengo released This Stupid World early on in the year. Surprised it didn’t make that top 100- worthy of at least a mention.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Are We There Yet? - Rick Astley

Game Over

 

[BadFish]

Sick Boi - Ren

 

[chickens]

Jenny from Thebes - The Mountain Goats.

(Best played after listening to All Hail West Texas)

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

OMD - Bauhaus Staircase

I just ordered it on CD. Thanks for the prompt

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Well it’s that time of the year. My best 10 albums of the year

Romy - Mid Air
Hozier - Unreal Unearth
Christine and the Queens - Paranoia, Angels, True Love
Gorillaz - Cracker Island
The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein
Boy Genius - The Record
Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there’s a tunnel under….
Gaz Coombes - Turn The Car Around
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers
I’d also throw in — by Ed Sheeran as sub

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Part one of my favourite tracks of the year if you have a spare 40 minutes

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Lankum

King Creosote

Lol Tolhurst/Budgie

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

How many can we suggest?

This is great.

 

[HH Brighton]

My albums of the year in no particular order:

Black Pumas - Chronicles of Diamond
Roisin Murphy - Hit Parade
Willie J Healy - Bunny
Gabriels - Angels and Queens
Baxter Dury - I thought I was better than you
Grian Chatten - Chaos for the fly
BC Camplight - The Last Rotation of Earth
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
The Golden Dregs - On Grace and Dignity
Dilettante - Tantrum

 

[Peteinblack]

 

[Peteinblack]

OMD - Bauhaus Staircase

What a brilliant 'comeback' album - I absolutely love the track 'Kleptocracy', as good as their '80s stuff.